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Psalm 78:16-18
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 78:16-18
New Catholic Bible
16 He brought forth streams from a rocky crag
and caused water to flow down in torrents.
17 [a]But they still sinned[b] against him,
rebelling against the Most High in the wilderness.
18 They tested God’s patience
by demanding the food they craved.[c]
Footnotes
- Psalm 78:17 The psalmist indicates that the Israelites rebelled against the Lord in the wilderness despite all kinds of marvels that he worked on their behalf. This led to the Lord’s anger against them.
- Psalm 78:17 Still sinned: the psalmist has mentioned no sin, but because of the theme of water in verse 16, he is reminded of the people’s murmuring over the lack of water at Marah (see Ex 15:24).
- Psalm 78:18 See Ex 16:2f.
